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Piro looks shellshocked, whether by the scene at the hospital and on, or Kimiko’s manifested claim in the back of the van. It’ll be interesting to see how he answers that final question, or if Kimiko intervenes on that point. Feels like it is a key question, just asked casually, in passing.

Dusty-Knight Piro looks to be courteous enough to want to thank Megumi, who is their rescuer, ride, & guide. He probably would even have offered her first chance at the room's shower. Megumi reminds him that the situation is not going to escape the iron-fenced path of The Story. In a love-hotel, Companionship, shelter, or showers are all expected to go towards one direction.

Kimiko: How much is this actress a 'free-agent' in her actions and choices during this escape? Is she a 'method-actress' playing Miho as her role? Is she sleep-walking agent of Miho's new Story? Is she playing out her own desires? Is she mischievously 'booping' Fredrin's brain? ("Inquiring fan-minds wish to know!")

Like how he says "Oh! Yeah! It ... does." Although that look on his face in panel 6 lol

Well she does say that room I just picked, whatever it was Kimiko took and Piro agreed with. A room was picked, doesn't matter by who, Megumi asks it gets comped. Seems normal boring rather the usual for her, no big deal being here in a family business she's clearly very familiar with which is quite logical as well. Neither is it a big deal that these two are dating, in the info that's been going around, even if it doesn't exactly fit so far what actual dating might be or look like to some.

The situation is really another perception thing, nobody cares except perhaps Piro to some extent, but after the escape in the car, he seems to have started to act more like a normal person even if not quite as uncaring as his girlfriend or her friend/their hostess. But all in all, what we're getting from Megumi is about what we've gotten from Komugiko. Or even like most of the people here in MT that aren't Largo and Piro, although they seem to be caught up or nearly so. More background on how things are changing in the ways by which everyone thinks about this and that. Does this change reflect upon other matters that might be related? Time will tell.

He's still about 15.4% dense, of course Megumi teases him. There's a fun-looking room, she told them she was going to leave them alone, and she starts to leave, it should be over. Yet he's still trying to thank her or make excuses or apologize. What she says gives the impression she knows something is still off, she's been paying attention, but the way she says it should more than demonstrate she doesn't think anything is a big deal or care about it. Perhaps her next expected reaction is to turn again and walk away as she was doing, and he thanks her as she goes etc and the story continues on.

What that story is past the details of the now, that's another thing entirely, and wondering seems unimportant and belonging elsewhere. Let it all stay in the abyss where it belongs for at least the time being.